I hearby nominate Robert Reich for Secretary of Cutting Through BS.

[Snarkoleptic]

Reich Facebook post-

According to interviews with dozens of officials, the Washington Post has pieced together this sequence of events:

(1) Monday morning, Trump gave Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein a directive: Explain in writing the case against Comey.

(2) The pair quickly fulfilled their boss’s orders.

(3) On Tuesday, Trump fired Comey.

(4) Rosenstein threatened to resign after the story emerging from the White House cast him as a prime mover of the decision and that the president acted only on his recommendation.

All this raises at least 3

big questions:

1. Why was Jeff Sessions involved in discussions about the fate of the man leading the FBI’s Russia investigation, after having recused himself from the probe because he had falsely denied under oath his own past communications with the Russian ambassador? Answer: Sessions never intended to recuse himself. His promise to do so was a lie, just like his perjury under oath.

2. Why had Trump discussed the Russia probe with the FBI director three times, as he claimed in his letter dismissing Comey -- which would have violated Justice Department policies barring discussions of ongoing investigations with White House officials? Answer: Trump doesn't feel bound by any laws or policies.

3. How much was the timing of Trump’s decision shaped by events spiraling out of Trump's control — such as Monday’s testimony about Russian interference by former acting attorney general Sally Yates, or the fact that Comey last week requested more resources from the Justice Department to expand the FBI’s Russia probe? Answer: Trump was panicked that the FBI probe was getting too close to implicating him.

Congress is now on recess, conveniently for Trump. Which means now is the time to confront your members of congress and demand an independent special prosecutor. If your member of congress won't have a town hall, visit their district headquarters and make your views known.

What do you think?

[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. "nominate Robert Reich for Secretary"

Super good idea - buy chance of this is ZERO percent!

[katmondoo]

2. It is up to the people now since the GOP are showing themselves to be cowards